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Player Previews in 100 Days – Day 26: Zack Anthony, Palmerton Area HS

Written by: David Mika on Monday, June 12th, 2023. Follow David Mika on Twitter.

Player Name: Zack Anthony

School: Palmerton High School

Class of: 2024

Primary Position: Guard

Secondary Position: DT/DE

Jersey Number: 79

Height: 6′

Weight: 275

GPA: 3.5

Other Sports: Basketball and Track

Starting Experience (Years): 4 years

2022 Stats:

Offensively:

28 pancake blocks, the Best offensive lineman – we have on the team, makes all calls, has good feet, and physically helped lead an offense that had: 4,580 total yards offensively; 169 avg rush per game, avg. 212 passing yards per game; scored 451 points; 37.6 points per game average

Defense:
34 tackles
15 solo
19 assists
12 tackle for loss
2 sacks
7 QB hurries
2 pass deflections

Honors:
2022 – 1^st Team Guard – Colonial League Football Coaches Association All-League Team
2022 – 3rd Team DT – Colonial League Football Coaches Association All-League Team
2022 – Palmerton Football Interior Lineman of the Year Award
2022 – Times News Newspaper – All-Star offensive and defensive lineman
2022 – Morning Call Newspaper – 1st team OL
2022 – All EasternPAfootball.com – Honorable Mention Offensive Lineman

Hudl Highlights:

Coaches comment: Zack has been our leader of the offensive and defensive lines the past two seasons. He is the type of player that has the ability to take over a game up front on both sides of the ball. He is very athletic for his size and possesses an awesome football IQ. We will be relying on him to win the battle of the trenches this season.

Photo courtesy of Lynn Shupp